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@johnlegend didn't you just sing the national anthem at the 2016 NBA Finals? Hypocrite

@Devonte601 i sure did. I didn't know this history until today.

@johnlegend @Devonte601 It's not history. It's a silly conspiracy theory. Stick to music.

@ThaThinkingMan @Devonte601 are you disputing the fact that these lyrics were written by Key? Or are you disputing the interpretation?

@johnlegend The interpretation. Don't believe everything you read.

@ThaThinkingMan how would you interpret those lyrics? I'm genuinely curious.

@johnlegend I actually believe those lyrics are saying the flag is protecting those who are enslaved. It's all a matter of interpretation.

@johnlegend Stop spewing this radicalized nonsense. You're smarter than this.

@ThaThinkingMan what did I say that was radical? Did you read the article? Seems pretty straightforward...

@johnlegend It's a hypothetical conspiracy theory, but you're stating it as fact.

@ThaThinkingMan how do you interpret that 3rd verse? What do the words of the verse mean to you?

@johnlegend Kaep would sit for America the Beautiful, too. His objection isn't to the anthem lyrics. It's about current issues/brutality

@johnlegend you are taking an article that claims to know what someone was thinking when they wrote a song in 1812 as fact.

@Athonymgent I absolutely willing to listen to you if you have a more plausible interpretation of those lyrics.

@johnlegend @tinyrevolution Just wanted to add that "hireling" and "slave" don't refer to African-Americans. You guys have it wrong.